running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
made in Japan; Japanese-made
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
(temporary) closure of school
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
makeshift; stopgap; temporary expedient; temporary solution; band-aid
settlement; solution; resolution
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
real experience; actual observations
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful conduct; shameful sight
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
admission; (self-)acknowledgment; (self-)acknowledgement; self-identification
to understand; to make out
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to concern; to be related
comment; criticism; critique; review
quotation; citation; reference
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes